October continues a lively fall season for JHU Press authors, editors, and staff. One notable three-day stretch includes the launch of Michael Olesker’s new book, Front Stoops in the Fifties, at Baltimore’s Pratt Library on October 21; a stellar gathering at JHU/SAIS in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the publication of ZBIG: The Strategy and Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski on October 22; and Kurt Schlichting’s talk at the Hopkins Club on Grand Central Terminal and Grand Central’s Engineer on October 23. Whew! Check out our October events, mark your calendar, and help spread the word!

Over 1,000 scholars in are gathering in the Mile High City this year to discuss German history, literature, culture, and politics and JHU Press is there with select journals and books, including Douglas Shantz’s An Introduction to German Pietism, which is available to meeting attendees for just $20.00. There’s a roundtable on Professor Shantz’s book Saturday at 10:30.

Dedicated to the study of technology and its relations with politics, economics, labor, business, the environment, public policy, science, and the arts, SHOT’s 2013 meeting is in Portland, Maine. Come on by our tables to peruse our journals and check out our latest books in the history of technology, including Refrigeration Nation, Information at Sea, and Einstein’s Berlin.

The Press and JHU’s School of Strategic and International Studies celebrate the publications of ZBIG with a panel discussion moderated by David Ignatius and including Steve Hadley, Madeleine Albright, Brent Scowcroft, Bob Gates, and the book’s editor, Charles Gati.

Grand Central Terminal is arguably the single most important building in New York City, at once a symbol of corporate capitalism, an architectural and engineering landmark, and a critical transport hub. This year marks Grand Central’s centennial, and historian Kurt Schlichting joins us for a fascinating discussion of his two JHU Press books on the remarkable history of this spectacular building. We will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. with lunch including beverage and dessert, followed by the lecture.

Admission: $20; members contact the Club to make reservations; non-members contact Jack Holmes at
410-516-6928 to attend as a guest.

Hosted by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the 2013 SVP promises to feature informative discussions on advances in vertebrate paleontology and plenty of time for field excursions. But don’t miss out on the book exhibit, where we’ll feature books by such luminaries as Donald R. Prothero, John A. Long, and Kenneth D. Rose.

The dynamic folks of the SHA meeting in St. Louis this year where wide-ranging discussions on new research and inquiries into the history of the American South are sure to be provocative and informative. We’re thrilled to be hosting a book-signing by prominent historian Margaret Humphreys on November 2 at 3 p.m. Her latest book, Marrow of Tragedy: The Health Crisis of the American Civil War will be available for a tax-inclusive $20.00 throughout the meeting. We’re also offering a special price on the paperback edition of Michael Burlingame’s widely celebrated two-volume Abraham Lincoln: A Life—just $35.00 for both books (reg. price $29.95 each).